Yesterday 297 soldiers from Egypt arrived in Sydney. With the fighting representatives of New South Wales, Queensland, and New Zealand were eleven French soldiers, ...
Article : 1,235 wordsThe question of shipbuilding at Cockatoo Island Naval Dockyards and the Prime Ministor's communication to the managemont of the dockyards concerning the signing of the ...
Article : 450 wordsThe following motion was passed by the Trades and Labour Council last night:—"That this council send a letter to the Prime Minister protesting against the taking of any ship ...
Article : 148 wordsWhile the norial activity. Including engagements between large formations, referred to in Sir Douglas Halg's report, suggests that the position on the Western front is still ...
Article : 781 wordsSir Douglas Haig in his noon report of Wednesday says: The Portuguese repulsed raids in the neighbourhed of Fauquissart. Recriprocal artillerying is proceeding in ...
Article : 35 wordsGeneral von Gallwitz has been mentioned in recent Geriman communiques as commanding the new enemy group in the Verdun sector. The appointment is ...
Article : 415 wordsA. sensation was caused in the House of Commons yesterday by a statement regarding the military operations in Mesopotamia. ...
Article : 162 wordsThe Petrograd correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" says: A Gorman commission' of control is expected to reach here in two or three days. Whether or not it will be ...
Article : 482 wordsThe Tokio correnpondent of the United Press enable that Keronsky is reported to be safe in Christiania. JAPANESE INTERVENTION. ...
Article : 37 wordsThe newspapers applaud the War Cabinet's departure from procedent in issuing a report of the prpeeodings for 1917. A Blue Book of over 200 pages shows that we lent over ...
Article : 179 wordsThe Colonial Secretary (Mr. Fuller) yesterday, in the absence of the Premier, made the following statement in regard to the action of the Federal Government in leaving New ...
Article : 222 wordsThe Government has not yet received the Dutch reply respecting the requisitioning of ships, and consequently a notice has been sent to the Hague that the ...
Article : 388 wordsSir Walter Davidson, in a speech at the Horticultural Society's Show yesterday, referred to the real meaning of a German peace. He looked forward to the time, he ...
Article : 153 wordsTo-day, at noon, Lieut. Thomson and Sergt. Geoghan will address the employees of Thomas Elliott's wool works, Botany. This evening, at 8, Lieut. Nicholls, Sergt.-major Banks, and ...
Article : 82 wordsThe first industrial conflict at the Victorian shipbuilding yards since they were taken over by the Federal Ministry for the purposes oil the Commonwealth shipbuilding scheme ...
Article : 257 wordsMr. John Anderson, who was aboard the 4-masted schooner R. C. Slade when she was captured and sunk by the German raider See Adler, is at present in Sydney as the second ...
Article : 275 wordsOne aspect of St. Patrick's Day procession, which has not yet been published, was reported to-day by eye-witnesses. It appears that, when the procession was approaching Federal ...
Article : 135 wordsIn the House of Lords yesterday Lord Parmoor moved that the House express its approval of the proposed League of Nations, with a tribunal empowered to enforce its ...
Article : 181 wordsReports have reached Amstordam stating that Count Hertling (German Chancellor), addressing the Reichstag, justified the peace terms with Russia with the latter's consent. ...
Article : 255 wordsStanford Merthyr colliery, in the Maitland coalfields, has been idle since Monday last. Trouble has arisen over the second shift quostion, and as a result about 600 men are ...
Article : 259 wordsThe fourth interstate conference of the Federated Retail Jewellers' Associations of the Commonwealth was opened in Hobart yesterday. Mr. A. Butterfield, of Hobart, was ...
Article : 151 words"Will the national shipyards increase the output of tonnage in the coming critical months?" asks Mr. Lambert. "That is the dominant consideration. The answer is ...
Article : 274 wordsThe following marine war insurance quotations have been received from London by the Sydney Marine Underwriters' and Salvage Association. Ltd.: ...
Article : 141 wordsIn the Hourse of Commons Mr. J. I. Macpherson (Under-Secretary to the War Office), stated that 255 flights had been recently curried out in Germany by British airmen, and ...
Article : 161 wordsAt last meeting of the Granville Council the town clerk tabled a report to the offect that he had scrutinised the financial statements tor 1916, which weeo returned by the Local ...
Article : 167 wordsA Taris message states that the arrest has been ordered of Captain Ladoux, head of the Bureau of Information in the Ministry of War, in connection with a charge ...
Article : 196 wordsA proclamation in the Government "Gazette" yesterday prorogues both Houses of the State Parliament until April 30. It is unlikely that Parliament will meet for three months after ...
Article : 39 wordsJewish units will, as far as possible, be utilised in Palestine. ...
Article : 18 wordsA number of absent and postal votes were counted to-day and had the effect of bringing about an alteration in the state of parties, which now stand:—Labour, 50; Nationalists, ...
Article : 117 wordsLord Halsbury, despite his 92 years of age, appeared at the House of Lords last night, and moved the rejection of the measure to legalise the admission of women solicitors. ...
Article : 45 wordsAt a public meeting in the Albert Hall last night under the auspices of the Baptist Union the president (Rev. H. H. Jeffs) delivered an address entitled "The menace of Mannixism." ...
Article : 326 wordsIt was stated yesterday by Mr. Fuller, Chief Secretary, that a telegram had been received yesterday to the effect that coastal vessels had had to be put back into port owing to had ...
Article : 125 wordsAs a result of the negotiations which have proceeded since Wednesday unity in the State National party has been reached, and a strong representative Ministry formed. Late ...
Article : 171 wordsIn the House of Commons Sir Auckland Geddes (Minlater for National Service) claimed that they had assisted agriculture immensely, by increasing the supply of women, ...
Article : 85 wordsThe statement published this morning regarding the fate of General Townshend's force which Burrendored at Kut-el-Amara, is said to have caused a sensation in the Honse of ...
Article : 308 wordsA Madrid message says:—King Alfonse, in his speech in opening the Spanish Parliament, asserted his determination to continue loyal neutrality. He promised far-reaching ...
Article : 83 wordsMr. T. R. Bavin, M.L.A., Writes:—In view of the repeated charges of victimisation that are being made against the Government in relation to men who have been unable to get ...
Article : 140 wordsAt the sitting of the Industrial Court to-day, presided over by Mr. Justice Edmunds, Mr. Fallins, manager of the Burwood Extended Colliery, announced that the ...
Article : 133 wordsA Washington message states that Balkan diplomats have received advices indicating that the Germans are heavily concentrating [?]ratory to a drive towards Salonica. ...
Article : 26 wordsMr. Justice Ronan, addressing the Roscommon Grand Jury, said that within a 16-mile radius of the town of Boyle since January there had been seven serious cattle drives in ...
Article : 73 wordsA Rome message states that a British airman has arrived at Otranto from London, having made a record flight of 1520 miles. The time occupied, exclusive of stops, was ...
Article : 37 wordsGeneral Birdwood, in a letter received recently by Dr. J. L. Beeston, C.M.G., states that the Australians did wonders in the lighting line during last year, and he was ...
Article : 101 wordsLord Rhondda (Food Controller), replying to a deputation, said be hoped by the end of April to reduce the ago of children who received half meat rations from ten years to ...
Article : 75 wordsThe military authorities have decided, with the permission of the Allies, to put the French "maisons tolerces" out of bounds for British troops. ...
Article : 110 wordsA cablegram has just been received by Mr. T. W. Neville, of Singleton, stating that his eldest son. Dalton, who was recently mentioned in despatches by Sir Douglas Haig, has ...
Article : 145 wordsA lively public discussion has arisen locally in rolation to the proposed visit of Lady Helen Munro Ferguson to the Bathurst Red Cross Home on the 22nd inst. The decision of the ...
Article : 140 wordsIn the House of Commons, Mr. W. M. R. Pringle criticised the Attorney-General for settling the Marconi case. The Attorney-General, in replying, said that ...
Article : 91 wordsThe steamer Hopewell, concerning which much anxiety was felt a few days ago, arrived in Maryborough last night, after passing through a severe voyage from Cairns. ...
Article : 61 wordsMr. David Fell, of Sydney, presided at a meeting of the Empire Land Settlement League at Mansion House. The meeting passed a resolution drawing attention to the ...
Article : 51 wordsAt yesterday's meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage, the employment of returned soldiers was discussed. It was decided that prefereence should ...
Article : 58 wordsLudwig Joachimzik, 29, a Prussian, was fined £5 or one month's imprisonment at the police court to-day, before Mr. Butler, S. M., on a charge of failing to answer correctly ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 21 Mar 1918, Page 7
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